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European Commission adopts Scicluna proposals on statistical governance
Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna today welcomed the European Commission’s decision to adopt a series of recommendations he had made in his report “Towards robust quality management for European Statistics,” which was approved by the European Parliament in March. Prof Scicluna, who leads the Parliament’s Economic committee on European statistics, earlier this week presented a…
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Poverty is Real – Edward Scicluna – L-MEP u Int – Prog 110
Poverty is Real The study carried out by Caritas Malta gave shocking results. The study focuses on three categories of low-income families. Caritas Malta is proposing an increase in the statutory minimum wage with the aim of enabling these families to live a decent life. This program will take a look at the methodology…
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Falliment ieħor: il-faqar
L-istudju ta’ riċerka mwettaq mill-Caritas Malta, li ffoka fuq tliet kategoriji ta’ familji bi dħul baxx, kien xokkanti għall-awtoritajiet, għall-imsieħba soċjali u għas-soċjetà Maltija inġenerali. Jekk xi ħadd kellu xi dubju jekk verament hawnx il-faqar fostna, issa jista’ jneħħih. L-aġenzija Ewropea tal-istatistika l-Ewrostat ilha tgħid dan għal dawn l-aħħar tliet snin. Iżda s-sett ta’ indikaturi…
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Prof. Scicluna joins protest supporting residents of Birżebbuġa
– onenews : Saturday, 14th April, 2012 Labour MEP Professor Edward Scicluna joined a protest organised by the Birżebbuġa Aquatic Sports Club on Saturday 14th April. The residents of Birżebbuġa were protesting about the fact that they have been waiting too long for the redevelopment of the pitch, which had been promised in the…
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Il-Prof. Scicluna iżur il-wirjiet tal-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa
Fil-jiem tal-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa, l-Ewroparlamentari Laburista l-Professur Edward Scicluna żar diversi wirjiet imtellgħin minn individwi u soċjetajiet f’diversi rħula u bliet. Huwa żar wirjiet tal-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa f’Birkirkara, Santa Venera, Birżebbuġa, L-Imqabba u Ż-Żurrieq. Il-Professur Scicluna baqa’ impressjonat ħafna b’dawn il-wirjiet u partikolarment bid-dedikazzjoni u ħiliet ta’ dawk kollha involuti. – – – Prof.…
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Stedina fuq One Radio ‘Sibt il-Punt’
Prof. Edward Scicluna kien mistieden fil-program ta’ diskussjoni ta’ Emanuel Micallef ‘Sibt il-Punt’ fuq One Radio fil-31 Marzu 2012. Is-suġġett diskuss kien l-għixien diċenti f’Malta, fl’isfond tal-istudju li sar mill-Caritas Malta‘Baġit Minimu għal Ħajja Diċenti’. Isma l-Program hawn taht. — Prof. Edward Scicluna was a guest speaker on Emanuel Micallef’s discussion programme on One Radio ‘Sibt il-Punt’ on…
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Surge in exports down to re-export of oil stocks bunkered offshore – MEP Scicluna
Malta’s improved export figures have been boosted by the inclusion of large reserves of oil stocks bunkered offshore in oil tankers, leading one critic – Labour MEP and economist Edward Scicluna – to claim the statistics are “obfuscating” the real state of Malta’s balance of trade. Data issued today by the National Statistics Office for…
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It-tieni ‘bail-out’ għall-Greċja
Ix-xahar li għadda, il-Parlament Malti għadda mill-istadji kollha ta’ kumitat abbozz ta’ liġi li japprova s-self li se jingħata lill-Greċja bħala sehem Malta mit-tieni bail-out taż-Żona Ewro. Diskussjoni bħal din huwa importanti li nsegwuha anke aħna l-Ewroparlamentari Maltin li qegħdin fil-Parlament Ewropew. Wieħed jifhem li deċiżjonijiet fejn jidħol self jew għoti tal-fondi tal-pajjiż lil barranin…
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Questions about the second Greek bail-out – L-MEP u Int – Prog 109
L-approvazzjoni ta’ abbozz ta’ liġi mill-istadji tal-Kumitat tal-Kamra dwar is-self ta Malta lill-Greċja kien is-suġġett diskuss mill-Ewroparlamentari Laburista l-Professur Edward Scicluna fil-Programm MEP u INT 109.
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It-trasparenza l-għadu tal-korruzzjoni
Fil-laqgħat tal-G20 u laqgħat oħrajn bejn Stati Membri tissemma ħafna l-ġlieda kemm kontra l-evażjoni tat-taxxi kif ukoll kontra l-korruzzjoni. Il-pajjiżi fejn l-iktar jingħad li hemm korruzzjoni kbira huma l-pajjiżi tal-Afrika u l-industrija li tissemma l-iktar f’dan ir-rigward hi dik tal-esplojtazzjoni tal-minerali, fosthom iż-żejt. Mhux ta’ b’xejn li, f’dan il-kontinent, l-ikbar faqar issibu fil-pajjiżi li għandhom…